John David Roberts (born November 15, 1956) is a Canadian-American television journalist currently working for the Fox News Channel, as the co-anchor of America Reports.

[1] Roberts formerly worked as the Fox News Chief White House Correspondent from 2017 to 2021, covering the Donald Trump presidency.

At MuchMusic he hosted many programs, including a one-hour heavy metal video show called The Power Hour.

[13] Roberts was also the news reader and substitute anchor for Harry Smith on CBS This Morning and The Early Show.

On July 19, 2005, he introduced CBS's coverage on the announcement of the nomination of John Roberts for the Supreme Court of the United States.

In July 2006 and August 2006, Roberts reported from the front lines in the Israel/Hezbollah war and at one point, embedded with an Israeli infantry unit, marching 10 miles into Lebanon.

In October 2006, he returned to Iraq as the first anchor of This Week at War and served as the Senior National Correspondent based in Washington.

The Associated Press reported that Roberts' departure from American Morning was at his request so he could move closer to fiancée and CNN anchor Kyra Phillips.

[22] In January 2017, Roberts became chief White House correspondent for Fox News, covering the activities of US President Donald Trump.

Following the first presidential debate in the 2020 elections, Roberts got into a heated exchange with press secretary Kayleigh McEnany over the president's failure to explicitly denounce white supremacy.

[25] On January 14, 2021, Fox News announced that Roberts was being promoted to an anchor position, with a 1-3 pm show entitled America Reports.

His tweet was criticized for not taking into account Powell's age and health history, which reportedly included a diagnosis of multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer that weakens the body's ability to protect against infections.

[27] Divorced in 2008 from his high school sweetheart with whom he shares two children, John Roberts announced his engagement to Kyra Phillips on April 25, 2010.